Siemens Energy, a recognized manufacturer of gas turbines and other energy technologies, has selected an eco-friendly vacuum furnace with high-pressure gas hardening (6 bar abs.) and high vacuum for one of its production facilities.
The vacuum furnace from SECO/WARWICK, known as Vector®, will execute efficient and ecologically clean processes in a high vacuum range. Consisting of a dry pump, a Root’s pump, and five Oerlikon/Leybold turbomolecular pumps, the furnace will meet the manufacturer's restrictive requirements.
Vice President of Business of the Vacuum Furnace Segment
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The Vector also contains a metal heating chamber, which prevents direct heat loss to the vacuum chamber’s wall and ensures high process purity. The efficiency is also influenced by the ability to conduct the heating and cooling process at 6 bars with two gases (nitrogen or argon).
Maciej Korecki, vice president of the Vacuum Segment at the SECO/WARWICK Group, states, “This is our first order from a Siemens Energy production facility, but in the past, we have supplied equipment to gas turbine manufacturers."
Commenting on the future of clean energy for the power industry, Korecki further notes, "Gas turbines can run on a variety of gases, including hydrogen. Green hydrogen, as an energy carrier without a carbon footprint, will gradually increase its market share not only in the energy industry, but also in other economic sectors, contributing to gradual decarbonization of the atmosphere."
